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All adverts now gone.

Will be up for a matter of hours only like last time. 2019 was the last time Weymouth was advertised for external vacancies. Advert was up for 12 hours before being taken down. Blink and you will miss it.

If anybody does log in and do the interview this week, can someone post here what the format is? Have never heard of this type of interview and am intrigued. Sorts of questions etc? Thanks

Depends on the TOC. My TOC put my straight through for managers interview and medical once they realised I had passed my stage 1 and 2 testing with another TOC.

You should be fine. As long as you declare it formally, and also have the correct rest periods between jobs and shifts. I’m currently a trainee driver, and I am also working a second job with Royal Mail on Sundays through an agency. I took a massive paycut to join the railway and a second job...

In all honesty it depends. I’m a little overweight. I carry mine around my torso. There is/was a BMI limit on the medical. I believe it was 28/30 but you’d have to check. However I think the final decision rests with the doctor who signs you off and there is some flexibility. I was over the BMI...

DM me if you want. Ex job, was a skipper but left Dorset 12 months ago to join SWR. Have never looked back.

Yes they are now progressing, but sadly there is a massive backlog of trainees who have passed rules, traction etc who are still waiting for driving instructors. They are only putting on one more more course this year in March so I think recruitment is going to be paused again or slowed right...

I think the next course is scheduled to start in March and those spaces have been allocated. Not sure for which depots though. Also there won’t be as much training this year due to the backlog of people waiting for driving instructors etc. Although I have heard there will be a lot of potential...

Sorry for delay. I did indeed start, we are doing distance learning via zoom and having to go to the ROC at Basingstoke for some days for exams and sims.

SWR Trainee Driver

Just an update, SWR are working their way through candidates waiting for a start date and trying to allocate courses for next year. I have just passed my medical (again) on Friday and I have a new start date now of January 11th 2021. I applied for Weymouth.

SWR are slowly working their way though the backlog of candidates and giving them dates. I have a new date now to start on 11th January 2021.

Hi all, Has anyone been through trainee driver training with SWR at Basingstoke recently, or currently on a course there? How long is the basic training at Basingstoke, and how long do you need to travel there for, before going back to Depot or Southampton? Trying to work out if I should...

This is a useful update, thanks for sharing. I am awaiting a new start date also as my previous one was cancelled. Although I suspect they will want to fill the busier depots first. I'm going to Weymouth so I suspect that won't be a priority at the moment. I know they normally run classes of 12...